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- High cholesterol increases heart disease risk. Here's how to lower yours
Making better choices to lower your cholesterol can be a lot tougher than it sounds.
10 min - Inside Syria, one year after the fall of Assad
This week, Syria is celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the repressive regime of Bashar al-Assad.
6 min - Where are Republicans on health care reform?
Subsidies that have made Affordable Care Act premiums affordable for millions of people expire at the end of the year.
7 min - Black bears are returning to Texas
By the mid-1900s, black bears were becoming increasingly rare in Far West Texas.
4 min - The history of internment camps in Arizona
Long before World War II, the U.S. rounded up Native Americans and forced them onto reservations.
6 min - Could a tax on billionaires make a dent in wealth inequality?
Among the most hotly debated topics in economic policy these days is a wealth tax on billionaires — a levy targeting the total value of assets held by the ultra wealthy, instead of their income.
10 min - Affordability is top of mind for Americans. President Trump called it a 'Democratic hoax'
The president gave a speech last night deriding affordability in Pennsylvania
7 min - Silver prices hit new record: Why that matters to you
The precious metal, which has doubled in value since the start of the year, is now outpacing the growth of gold.
6 min - Inside the largest collection of nutcrackers in the U.S.
The largest display of nutcrackers in the U.S. is housed in a museum in Washington state.
4 min - Trump promised America's 'nuclear Renaissance.' How's it going?
As electricity demand rises, politicians are reconsidering a power source long plagued by high costs and lengthy construction timelines. How big a role will nuclear play in the country's future energy mix?
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